Manifold sales-book.



PATENTED JUNE 30, 1903.

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NIFOLD OATION n S BOOK.

Lnn 1120.20, 1902.

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A'P PLIOATIOI FILED DEC. 20, 1902.

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Fatented .Iun'e 36, 1903.

QFFICE.

WARREN F. BECK, OF ELMIRA, NEW YORK.

MANIFOLD SALES-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,257, dated June 30,1903. Application filedDeoember 20,1902. Serial Nol86,008. (No model.)

To all whom it natty. concern},

Be it known that LWARREN F. BECK, a citik zen of the United States,residing at Elmira; in

the county of Chemung and-State of-New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in :Manifold Sales-Books,- of

which the following'is'a' specification.

My invention relates to improvements in manifold sales or order bookswherein triplicate copies of the order or sales memoranda are to bemade-that is to say, an original and two copies, the original tobe sentto the cashier or bookkeeper, one copy to go to the customer with hispurchase, and the third copy to be retained by the clerk or salesman;and the object of my improvements-is to provide a simple and inexpensivearrangement of the pads required to make up such a book and also to soarrange said pads relatively to one another as to fa-cilit'ate andconvenience the manipulation of the book. r

To this end my improved book comprises, primarily, two pads the oneshorter than the other and superposed thereon, the two pads being heldtogether by a binder or holder, with the back of the under pad or bookprojecting beyond the end of the upper pad, whereby the upper pad may belifted to allow the leaves of the under pad to be dropped into place. asthey receive the memoranda, the blank leaves of this under pad beinglaid on top of the upper pad when the book is not inuse. 1

I accomplish my object by means of the arrangement'and assemblage of theseveral parts going to make up the book, as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 represents a perspective viewof my improved book with the several leaves arranged in position formaking a memorandum; Fig. 2, a side view of the same book with theleaves arranged in a different position; Fig. 3, a side view, also inperspective, of my book secured in a separable holder or cover; Fig. 4,a side elevation of the book shown in Fig. 'Sdetached from the holderand with the upper pad lifted away from the lower one, and Fig. 5illustrates a modifica- -tion in which the pads-are formed separatelyand attached to a special form of holder. Like letters of referencedesignate like par ts in the several views.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, A represents a pad composed, oforiginal and duplicate leaves do, assembled in pairs, the origi- Qnals'being shorter than the-duplicates and interfolded therewith and theduplicates being provided with stubs by which they are secured togetherby the usual form of stapling or stitching. These original and duplicateleaves are provided in the usual way with perforations between eachoriginal and duplicate and between the duplicate and its stub, wherebythey may be readily separated from the pad and from one another. Thestub of the pad A is also secured to a backing D, of rather heavy Manilaor other paper, said backing being folded at E and brought back at F toa point beyond the stub of pad A, where it has attached to it asecondpad B, made up of thin tissue or manifold paper, and the backing is thencarried on beyond to form the cover G, which folds over the top of thepads when thebook is closed. Fastened in at the top of pad A is a carbonor transfer sheet C, both faces of which are coated with the transfermedium. This carbon-sheet and also the tissue leaves are provided withthumb-holes at T for convenience in manipulating the book. In use thisbook may be held in the left hand in the position shown in Fig. 1. Asthe 'book is opened the cover and tissue leaves I), which lie 011 top ofthe pad A, will be thrown back in the position shown in Fig. 2, thus eX-posing the transfer-sheet G and one corner of the underlying originalleaf a. One of the tissue leaves I) will then be laid upon thetransfer-sheet C, after which the original leaf a will be brought upfrom under the transfersheet by grasping its corner, which is exposedthrough the thumb-holes T an d laid down over the tissue sheet b,theseveral leaves being then in the position shown in Fig. 1, ready forreceivin g the memoranda. After receivingthis memoranda the original andduplicate leaves a a will be separated from the book by tearing themfrom the stub and the triplicate leaf Z) will be dropped down beneaththe pad A by lifting said pad and its backing D, as indicated in Fig. 4,after which the pad A will be again dropped into position upon the topof the leaves I), which have received the memoranda, and the severalleaves of the pad will again assume the position shown in Fig. 2, readyfor repeating the operation when making the next sale. The original andduplicate leaves a a will be separated, the one being sent to thecashier or bookkeeper and the other to accompany the goods received bythe customer. In this Way the clerk or salesman retains on the leaves I)of pad B a memoranda of all sales made by him, corresponding with thatsent to the bookkeeper and given to the customer, and when all of theleaves of the pads have been used the stub of the upper pad and itsbacking D maybe cut away at the fold E and the book, composed of thebacks or covers F and G and the pad B, filed away for future reference.

If it is desired to use my book of pads in connection with astiff-backed holder or cover, I may cut olf the Manila cover G andstaple to the back of the backing F of pad B a tongue of the Manilapaper H, (see Figs. 3 and 45,) adapted to receive the bail I, which ishinged at the bend of the upright'portion K of the holder J, whichholder is composed of sheet metal covered, preferably, by leatherette orother suitable fabric. To the holder J is attached a cover G of similarmaterial and adapted to fold over on top of the pads when the book isnot in use.

In Fig. 5 I have shown another modification, in which the pads A andBare formed separate and attached to a specially-arra-n ged holder. Inthis modification each pad has stapled to its back a tongue-piece II andthe holder is composed of the three hinged members D, F, and G, thesemembers being made of covered metal instead of pliable paper, as in Fig.l, the members D and F being provided with the bent-up port-ions K andthe bails Lhinged thereto, by which the pads are readily and securelyattached to the holder, this fastening device having been alreadycovered by me in former Letters Patent. For use in connection with thisholder the two pads A and B will be put up separately, pads B bein madesomewhat longer than the pads A, and when one set of pads is used upanother may be readily inserted in the hold er, which maybe therebyretained for indefinite use, the pads 13 being removed from the hold erand filed away. Instead of my bail-fastener any other device forsecuring the pads to the holders may evidently be utilized.

Other ways of assembling the pads maybe utilized than those herewithshown without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do notwish to be understood as confining myself to the particular arrangementof the pads as illustrated.

Having thus described my improvements, what I claim as my invention, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a manifold sales-book, the combination of a pad of leaves fortaking original and duplicate copies, a double faced transfersheetapplied thereto, a second pad or book of leaves for triplicate copiesplaced with its back projecting beyond one end of the first pad, and abinder, said binder being attached to the under side of the first pad,bent back at the other end of said pad beneath the pad and attached tothe under side of the second pad or book, whereby the two pads are heldtogether in position to have the leaves of the latter laid both over andunder the former.

2. In a manifold sales-book, the combination of a pad of leaves fortaking original and duplicate copies, a double faced transfersheetapplied thereto, a second pad or book of leaves for triplicate copiesplaced with its back projecting beyond one end of the first pad, and abinder, said binder being attached to the under side of the first pad,bent back at the other end of said pad beneath the pad, attached to theunder side of the second pad or book and continued on beyond to form acover for the whole.

3. In a manifold sales-book, the combination of a pad of double leaves,one half of which are provided with stubs bound together and the otherhalf folded in between, a double-faced transfer-sheet attached theretoand adapted to lie between the folded leaves, a second pad or book ofleaves for triplicate copies placed with its back projecting beyond thestub end of the first pad, and a binder, said binder having the stub endof said pad attached to it at one end and extending thence underneaththe pad to the opposite end thereof, where it is bent back upon itself,extending thence back beyond the stub end of said first pad, where ithas attached to it the back of the second pad or book.

4. In a manifold sales-book, the combination with a pad of leaves fortaking original and duplicate copies and a second pad or book of leavesfor triplicate copies, of a binder to hold the two together in operativeposition comprising one member, to one end of which the stub end of thefirst pad is attached, and a second member attached to the first memberwith a flexible joint at the other end thereof, said second member beingturned back beneath the first and having attached to it the second pador book with the back of said second pad projecting beyond the stub endof the first pad.

5. In a manifold sales-book, the combination with a pad of leaves fortaking original and duplicate copies and a second pad or book of leavesfor triplicate copies, of a binder to hold the two together in operativeposition comprising three members, the first member being provided withmeans for removably attaching the first of said pads to the end of thesecond member with a flexithereto, the second member being attached blejoint to form a cover for the Whole. :0 to the first with a flexiblejoint and turned In testimony whereof I have affixed my back beneathsaid first member, means on signature in presence of two Witnesses.

said second member for removably attaching WVARREN F. BECK. the secondpad or book thereto with its back WVitnesses: i projecting beyond thefree end of the first A. M. BOVIER,

member, and the third member being attached M. E. VERBEOK.

